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Definitions &Translations Definitions for dry dock. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word dry dock. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: dry dock, drydock, graving dock(verb) a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline.
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- lock 1. (lŏk) n. 1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing. 2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.
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- See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents. 2. such a body of water having docks or port facilities.
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wharf A ship unloading at a wharf. The definition of a wharf is a wood or stone structure built along the side of a water of body for ships to tie up against during loading. An example of a wharf is a dock. Wharf is defined as to provide with or bring to a wood or stone structure at a body of water. 1  An example of wharf is to build a dock on a bay.  An example of whart is to unload passengers at a dock.
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Definition of 'dry rot' dry rot. 1  a fungous decay causing seasoned timber to become brittle and crumble to powder. 2  a similar fungous disease of plants, fruits, and vegetables. 3  any of various fungi causing such decay.  any internal moral or social decay, thought of as resulting generally from lack of new or progressive influences.
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What is the difference between a âDry Leaseâ and a âWet Leaseâ? 1 Answer. A. A Dry Lease is the lease of an aircraft without a crew. It is the aviation equivalent of renting a car. A Wet Lease is a lease of an aircraft with a crew. In general, this would be considered a charter, and would require both the crew and the aircraft to adhere to special regulations.
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Drying For the food conservation method, see drying (food). Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products.
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- dock noun (FOR SHIPS) C1 [ C ] an area of water in a port that can be closed off and that is used for putting goods onto and taking them off ships or repairing ships. Compare. harbour noun. docks [ plural ] › a group of these areas of water in a port and the buildings around them:
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Definition of 'jetty' Translations for 'jetty' British English: jetty / ˈdʒɛtɪ / NOUN A jetty is a wide stone wall or wooden platform where boats stop to let people get on and off, or to load or unload goods.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ Also see Natural gas. Dry natural gas production: The process of producing consumer-grade natural gas. Natural gas withdrawn from reservoirs is reduced by volumes used at the production (lease) site and by processing losses. Volumes used at the production site include (1) the volume returned to reservoirs in cycling, repressuring of oil reservoirs, and conservation operations; and (2) gas vented and flared.
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Dry Counties of the United States Dry Counties of the United States. A dry county is the term used to refer to the governmental forbiddance of the selling of any kind of alcoholic beverage.
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- Definition of dock. 1 : any of a genus (Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs.
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estuary Full Definition of ESTUARY. : a water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially: an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river. See estuary defined for English-language learners. See estuary defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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- quay. noun \ˈkē, ˈkā, ˈkwā\. Tweet. : a structure built on the land next to a river, lake, or ocean that is used as a place for boats to stop for loading and unloading freight and passengers.: a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place. See quay defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of QUAY. : a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place. See quay defined for English-language learners. See quay defined for kids.
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dry Synonym Study. 1. Dry, arid both mean without moisture. Dry is the general word indicating absence of water or freedom from moisture: a dry well; dry clothes. Arid suggests great or intense dryness in a region or climate, especially such as results in bareness or in barrenness: arid tracts of desert. 28. See evaporate.
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- (ˈskʌpə) n. 1. (Nautical Terms) nautical a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard. 2. (Building) an opening in the side of a building for draining off water. 3. (Building) a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system.
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- In horticulture, the depression during the apex of pomaceous fruits, as oranges and pears. The calyx or eye sits in basin. The despair at the opposite end is known as the hole. An intermediate basin between a wet dock together with ocean or tidal percentage of a river or harbor. This advanced basin is run in the same manner as an ordinary lock, and is different from it only in being larger and so in locking in or away a number of vessels at a time.
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Berth (moorings) A berth is a designated location in a port or harbour used for mooring vessels when they are not at sea. Berths provide a vertical front which allows safe and secure mooring that can then facilitate the unloading or loading of cargo or people from vessels. 1 Locations in a Port.
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Stevedore In the United Kingdom, men who load and unload ships are usually called dockers, in Australia dockers or wharfies, while in the United States and Canada the term longshoreman, derived from man-along-the-shore, is used.
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- Definition of DRY UP. transitive verb. : to cut off the supply of. intransitive verb. 1. : to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply. 2.
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- Elsewhere in Europe, dry ports are considered whereby goods are moved quickly (typically by rail or barge) through the port (to or from) an inland logistics centre. The Masterplan is framed in the context of providing capacity to cater for the handling of 60m tonnes by 2040.lsewhere in Europe, dry ports are considered whereby goods are moved quickly (typically by rail or barge) through the port (to or from) an inland logistics centre. The Masterplan is framed in the context of providing capacity to cater for the handling of 60m tonnes by 2040.
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- originated from dock; deprive someone of benefits as a penalty, deduct from someone's wages, eg. a teacher docks marks You just got docked. #dock #docked #own #pwn #pwned #owned #pwn3d #0wn3d #own3d #pwnzd
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Definition of Cfs CFS (Container Freight Station): The term CFS at loading port means the location designated by carriers for the receiving of cargo to be packed into containers by the carrier. At discharge ports, the term CFS means the bonded location designated by carriers in the port area for unpacking and delivery of cargo.
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Estuary For other uses, see Estuary (disambiguation). An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments.
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Wharf This cargo shipping terminal has a single large wharf with multiple berths. A wharf, quay (/ˈkiː/ , also /ˈkeɪ/ or /ˈkweɪ/), staith or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.his cargo shipping terminal has a single large wharf with multiple berths. A wharf, quay (/ˈkiː/ , also /ˈkeɪ/ or /ˈkweɪ/), staith or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
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wharf The definition of a wharf is a wood or stone structure built along the side of a water of body for ships to tie up against during loading. An example of a wharf is a dock. Wharf is defined as to provide with or bring to a wood or stone structure at a body of water. An example of wharf is to build a dock on a bay.